- Title
- Size fractionation for total Chl a within the surface layer and calculated size distribution of total Chl a from discrete bottle samples collected during CCE LTER process cruises in the CCE region, 2006 - 2017 (ongoing).
- Abstract
- Water for size fractionation of chlorophyll a is sampled from ~10m depth (surface layer) in the CCE study area. The size distribution of total chlorophyll a is determined by filtering water though filters of differing pore sizes. These are then extracted in acetone and analyzed fluorometrically with Turner Designs 10-AU Fluorometer on CCE Process cruises (since 2006, ongoing). Chlorophyll a and taxon-specific pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) are qualitatively and quantitatively characterized in the lab onshore by several size fractions (< 1µm to > 20µm) utilizing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis. The samples analyzed within the CCE region are used to develop a metric for phytoplankton community structure that can be used to monitor its state and changes thereof over time.
- Keywords
- marine, measurements, chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, seawater, depth, chlorophyll, Primary Production, RAPID: Responses of the California Current Ecosystem to El Nino 2015-16
- LTER Data System Record
- http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b247c5328129b1193693632254700fb3
- Projects
-
California Current Ecosystem LTER
- Creators
-
Goericke, Ralf (rgoericke@ucsd.edu)
- Contact
- CCE LTER Information Manager (ccelter.im@gmail.com)
Data
| table |
SizeFractionatedChlorophyll
Main data table for dataset |
Rows: 317 Columns: 21 |
View / Download |